Car-coupling



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J'. DBLINE. Car Coupling. No. 239,229. Patented Marwh 22, 1881.

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Oar Coupling. NO. 239,229. Patented March 22,1881..

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` UNITED Y STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JEREMIAH DELINE, OF AKRON, OHIO.

`CAR-COUPLme.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 239,229, dated March 22, 1881.

Application tiled December 30, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEREMIAH DELINE, a` `citizen ot' the United States, residing at Akron specication.

My invention relates to carcouplings, and has for its object to provide a coupling which shall be simple, durable, and effective, and which shall admit of a ready coupling of the cars, whether thecars be in or out of line, and whether one car shall be higher than the other or not.

It consists, irst, in the draw-head of a can coupling consisting of anopen-top casingwith two compartments, each having a vertical slot in its front wall,andone of said compartments having two horizontal slots in its side walls; second,"in the combination of the draw-head composed of an open-top case with two compartments, two horizontal slots through the side walls of one and a vertical slot at the front of each compartment, with a coupling link or bar formed with an enlarged front end, and trunnions upon its rear or butt end fitting in said horizontal slots, a chain being connected with the pin and extended up to a lever; third, in the combination, with the drawhead and draw bar in a car coupling, of a roller upon the under side of the draw-bar.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a side' elevation of a railroad-car with my improved coupler. Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the draw-head detached from the car. Fig. 4 is a transverse section through the draw-head. Fig. 5 is a perspective view ot' the link or bar detached. Fig. 6 is a side view of the draw-head with the link or bar elevated. Fig. 7 is a plan view of two draw-heads coupled together. Fig. 8 shows a modified form of link or bar, and Fig. 9 is a section through beams which support draw-head. y

In the accompanying drawings, A indicates a car, which may be of any ordinary or snit- -able construction, provided that mortisesbe made throughjhe end beams, a, for the passage of the arms or draw-bars b of the drawheads B B. These bars of, the draw-heads are provided with the usual springs, b', for taking up the shock incident to coupling. Under the drawhead is a small anti-friction roller,

b2, which prevents the draw-head from injuring the beam through which it travels back and forth. The draw-heads are, however, ot' peculiar construction, as are also the coupling-pins.

In describing the construction of the drawheads, a description of one will serve for both.

The draw-head consists of an open-top metal case formed with a central partition, C, and with two horizontal slots, one of which slots, C', is formed through the partition near its base, and the remaining slot, O2, formed through one of the side walls of the drawhead. The draw-head is also formed with two slots, I) D, through its front wall, these lastnamed slots being open at the top of said wall. One of these slots will open into one of the compartments ofthe draw-head, while the remainin g slot will open into the remaining compartment. Each draw-head is provided with one coupling link or bar, these pins being hinged within the compartments, so that when two meet the link or bar of the draw-heads will couple in opposing compartments.

The coupling link or bar E consists of'acylindrical stem, E', an enlarged head, E2, and an enlarged butt-end, E3, which is provided with trunnions F F, which are adapted to enter the horizontal slots C' C2 of the draw-head, thus hinging the link or bar in the draw-'head and admitting` of a vertical swing. To pass the trunnions into these slots the link or bar is raised and placed with its butt-end in the compartment of the draw-head which has two horizontal slots in the walls thereof, the said trunnions being in a diagonal line across the compartment, so as to enable the trunnions to enter said compartment. The link or bar 1s then turned to the right or to the left, so as to IOO opening, I, in the rear wall ot' the draw-head, it is carried up through a slot, K, in the back of the draw-head to a lever, L, which projects out from ahorizontal shaft, L,that is arranged across the platform of the car, as shown. This shaft is provided with two end wheels, L2, for the purpose of enabling it to be turned from either side of the car. Alink or forked strap, M, is pivoted at its lower end to the end of the lever L by means ot' a hook, m, at the end ofthe chain. This link is suspended upon the bent end l of a vertical rod, N, which extends up through guides to the top of the car, so that the chain may be drawn up as well by a brakeinan on top of the car as by one at either side of the same. The chain is readily detached,

' when necessary, by unhooking it.

It will be noticed that the slots in the front wall of the draw-head are about semicircular at their lower termini, and that they contract somewhat until nearly at their top ends, at which points they expand,whereby the rounded sides o o are formed.

The operation is as follows: To uncouplc, the brakeman lifting the vertical rod on the top of the car or turning the wheels on the rotary horizontal shaft, the link or bar will be lifted up through the vertical slot of the opposingdraw-head and its enlarged end freed from the compartment of said draw-head in which' it reposed, leaving it in a vertical position ready for use. In coupling, the abutment of the-draw-heads will force them back, and in so doing the vertical rod will be drawn down by reason ot' the tension upon the chains. This allows the link or bar to drop and couple with the opposing draw-head. It' the cars are out of line when the coupling takes place, the link or bar will drop upon either one ot' the curved sides at the enlarged top end of the vertical slot ot' the opposing draw-head, and hence be guided in place.

It will here be observed that the trunnions of the link or bar can slide to some extent in the horizontal slots of the draw-head, and serve simply as guides for the link or bar.

The cars will also couple readily by reason of this construction of coupler, even it' one car is higher than the other.

In Fig. 8 a modified form of link or bar is shown. This consists of a U-shaped bar with enlarged ends. These enlarged ends can be coupled in the form of draw-head herein shown, and the link or bar then coupled with any ordinary linkcoupling.

What l claim is- I 1. The draw-head of a car-couplin g, consisting of an open-top casing with two compartments, each compartment having a vertical slot in its front wall, and one of said compartments having two horizontal slots in its side walls, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the draw-head composed of an open-top case with two compartments, two' horizontal slots through the side walls of one and a vertical slot at the front of each compartment, with a coupling link or bar formed with an enlarged front end and trunnions upon its rear or butt end fitting in said horizontal slots, a chain being connected with the link or bar and extended up to a lever, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the draw-head and draw-bar in a car-coupling, of a roller upon the under side of the. draw-bar, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JEREMIAH DELINE.

Witnesses H. RIDDER, CHARLES PARIsn'r'rn. 

